Duck

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//dʌk//

A surname transferred from the nickname.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
2
A town in North Carolina.
I drove north now, past Nags Head and Duck and beyond.
3
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Etymology

The surname is originally a nickname from Middle English doke (“duck”). See duck.

duchess · The wife or widow of a duke.Duchess · A village in Alberta, Canada.duck · To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to…

Duck · A surname transferred from the nickname.

duckman · Someone who raises ducks to produce meat.Duckman · A surname.ducks · A pair of twos.

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